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Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training

Montana rates for HCPCS 97535

An occupational therapist works one-on-one with a patient to build or relearn skills needed for daily activities such as dressing, bathing, cooking, or managing a household. This is billed in 15-minute increments and is often used after an injury, surgery, or illness that affects a person's ability to manage everyday tasks.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Occupational Therapy, Self-Care Training cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$44.67$43.65 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$51.29 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $47 to $91Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $34 to $55
$50$100facility $56professional $45

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Montana· 6th of 51

$44.67

AK $63.10OH $20.89

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.